Learning Disability Support Worker

Job purpose:

• To enable service users with individual needs to improve their quality of life and be part of their communities.
• To promote independence, wellbeing, rights, responsibilities and choice among service users.
• To provide day to day care and support to enable the individuals to live as independently as possible.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Meeting quality expectations and agreed performance criteria.
• Participating and utilising management information and information collection systems.
• Participating in training and other development opportunities.
• Ensuring risk assessments are completed when appropriate.
• Supporting individuals with their personal care.
• Providing advice and information for service users and others where appropriate.
• Ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.
• Supporting individuals to achieve goals and objectives as set out in their care/support plans.
• Working with service users in a person-centred way, to meet needs, personal goals and aspirations.
• Promoting independent living through service users’ personal choice, advocacy and support.

Requirements:

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Adaptable and able to work in a challenging and changeable environment.
• The ability to undertake the moving and handling of service users following training.
• Proven verbal and written communication skills with the ability to receive and undertake instruction and to tailor the message to the audience.
• Must be comfortable with providing personal care to service users.
• Enhanced DBS, dated within the last 12 months. On the update service? You could be fast tracked through our recruitment process today.
• Willingness to complete an enhanced DBS if you do not currently hold one.

Working with Archer Resourcing Ltd:‍

We have been helping professionals find exciting new roles for a number of years, so we know exactly where to look when it comes to sourcing the best opportunities.

We have a reputation for recruiting efficiently, however, we can only respond to candidates who meet the exact requirements of the position. If you have any queries about a role or application, then please call Archer direct on the provided contact details.

Due the high demand of CV's received we are unable to respond to all applications. However, we may hold your CV on file and contact you for future suitable roles.

We also offer a £250 referral bonus should you know of anyone who may be interested.

‍Must be eligible to work in the U.K